Security News

Can biometrics and the FIDO Alliance save us from password overload? (Help Net Security)
2016-09-06 13:39

All the available evidence indicates our password-based security system is broken. The human brain can only remember so much and its memory capacity is being pushed to the breaking point by a...

Apple Patents Collecting Biometric Information Based on Unauthorized Device Use (Schneier on Security)
2016-08-29 11:27

Apple received a patent earlier this year on collecting biometric information of an unauthorized device user. The obvious application is taking a copy of the fingerprint and photo of someone using...

Passwords, biometrics and multi-factor verification: What businesses need to know (Help Net Security)
2016-08-22 13:00

Verifying identity is a double headache for small businesses. On the one hand, there’s the question of identity verification within your organization. You need to be sure only authorised staff are...

FBI Wants Biometric Database Exempt From Privacy Rules (Threatpost)
2016-06-01 18:05

The FBI proposal to keep its massive biometric database private is opposed by privacy activists who are demanding more time to review the request.